View report page

fortunate in possessing one of the oldest and strongest schools'
sport associations in the country, built up over many years by a
public spirited body of teachers who have given their time and
energy freely in order to provide for the children of West Ham
opportunities to take part in all kinds of games and sports. Ihere
has been a happy spirit of co-operation between the officers of this
association and the inspector of physical training. The association's
activities cover a very wide field, and include football, netball,
cricket, athletics, boxing and swimming.. The following
statistics give an indication of the extent of the work undertaken.

Representative teams were successful in capturing the Cook
Cup (Essex) and reaching the third round of the Dewar Shield
competition. In the English Schools' Shield and the Corinthian
Shield competitions West Ham boys reached the last sixteen and
the final respectively.
One boy was awarded international caps against Wales and
Scotland, while six boys played for London and Essex during the
season.
Netball (Girls). In the league competitions 46 teams took
part. Of these, 17 teams were in the senior division, 15 in the
intermediate, and 14 in the junior division.
Cricket. In the league competitions 51 teams took part—
32 in the senior division, 5 in the intermediate, and 14 in the junior
division. Three boys played for London and Essex.
Athletics. The activities of this branch of the association
include
(a) Individual school sports.
(b) Championships.
(c) Non-competitive examinations.
(d) Sports' Day for infants' schools.
In the season 1936-37, 83 departments took part in the
individual school sports as against 65 in the previous season.
Season 1937-38 has again seen an increased entry in this section.
In the Sports' Day for infant schools, over 5,000 children were
402